GamblePause vs Untilt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GamblePause
This utility app helps users take a break from gambling by enforcing timed self-exclusion from gambling sites and apps. It operates locally on your device, blocking access until the selected timer expires, with no option to pause or shorten the exclusion period. Designed for privacy, it tracks no user data and requires no personal information.
- Timed self-exclusion
- Device-wide blocking
- No pausing or shortening
- Local on-device operation
- Zero data tracking
- Privacy-focused
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Take a break from gambling with a timed self‑exclusion you can’t pause or shorten. Once you start an exclusion, access to gambling sites, betting apps, and related services is blocked until the timer ends. How it works: - Uses iOS’s native Network Extension API (Packet Tunnel Provider) to enforce device‑wide blocking locally on your device. All network filtering happens directly on-device; none of your web traffic is routed to external servers. - Starts immediately after you select a duration and confirm, and stays active until the timer expires. Key Controls: - You cannot pause, restart, disable, or shorten an active self-exclusion. To end the block, you must wait for the selected timer to expire. - Exact on-device timing is used to ensure the exclusion ends precisely when you chose. Privacy First: - Zero data tracking: No browsing history or web traffic is sent to external servers or third parties. - The app operates entirely locally on your phone and does not require access to your location, camera, photos, or contacts. Notes and limitations: - Blocking focuses on gambling domains from a locally maintained blocklist. While the blocklist is regularly updated, new gambling sites appear frequently, and block coverage may vary. - Only one active Packet Tunnel VPN configuration can run at a time on iOS. - This tool is designed to support healthier habits but cannot guarantee every single source is blocked. For maximum efficacy, consider combining GamblePause with your iOS built-in Screen Time restriction features.
Untilt
This app helps you block access to sports betting apps and websites on your iPhone. It utilizes Apple Screen Time to enforce timed restrictions, with options for flexible blocking durations and enhanced security features to prevent early termination.
- Blocks 50 betting apps and 50 websites
- Timed blocking durations
- Pro version for advanced blocking
- Prevents app removal during blocks
- Private by design, no account needed
- Ad-free experience
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Block betting apps on your iPhone. Untilt blocks DraftKings, FanDuel, Kalshi and 47 more betting and prediction-market apps, plus 50 sites, until the time you choose. Only betting apps and sites are locked. Scores, streams and texts still work. HOW IT WORKS • Choose how long: Tonight (until 3 AM), a Week, a Month, or Always. • Press and hold Hold to close. Betting apps and sites stay locked until then. • Close it again whenever you need it, or add time to a running lock. • During your free week, locks run up to its end. A Month or Always lock takes Untilt Pro. 7 DAYS FREE, THEN ONE PAYMENT Your first 7 days are free, with no card and nothing to cancel. They start with your first lock, and Untilt shows when they end. After that, new locks and added time take Untilt Pro: one payment, no subscription. It costs less if you get it during your free week, and the app shows both prices before you buy. A lock you started keeps running. ENDING EARLY • Locks of 24 hours or less can't end early. • Longer locks, and locks with no end date, take a 24-hour wait to end early. Betting stays blocked while you wait. WHAT GETS BLOCKED 50 apps and 50 sites: sportsbooks, pick'em and fantasy, prediction markets, offshore and sweepstakes books, casino and poker, and horse racing. That includes DraftKings, FanDuel, Kalshi, PrizePicks, Underdog, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics, theScore Bet and Polymarket. See the full list in the app before you pay. Only listed apps and sites are blocked, and adding new ones takes an app update. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No VPN. • Built on Apple Screen Time. Untilt can't see your screen, messages, bets or browsing. • App analytics can be turned off in Settings. KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT • Needs iOS 17 or later and Screen Time access, asked once at your first lock. • Covers this iPhone only. • Safari Private Browsing is unavailable while a lock is on. • Every lock starts with your hold. Paying never starts one, and Untilt never starts one on its own. • You stay in control of your iPhone: deleting Untilt, or turning off its Screen Time access in iOS Settings, ends a lock. NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE? In the U.S., call or text the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738). Settings links to it, to self-exclusion options for your state, and to written emails asking sportsbooks to close your accounts, free for everyone. EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS Untilt Pro subscriptions bought before version 1.2.0 keep working and renew until canceled in your App Store account settings. DraftKings, FanDuel, Kalshi and the other names above are trademarks of their owners. Untilt isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them. Terms of Service: https://tryuntilt.com/terms Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tryuntilt.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GamblePause at none against Untilt's 2. GamblePause also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Untilt's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Untilt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. GamblePause asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GamblePause against 5.0 for Untilt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
GamblePause ships an update every 6 weeks, Untilt every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GamblePause | Untilt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GAMBLEPAUSE INITIATIVE FOR ADDICTS AWARENESS | EarlyCo, Inc. |
Customer experience
GamblePause
Untilt
In-app purchases
GamblePause
No in-app purchases
Untilt
- Untilt Pro$9.991 Month
- Untilt Pro$49.991 Year









